NVIDIA’s New Driver Update Fails to Fix “Black Screen” Problems for Many Users; Company-Supported Games Now Crashing

NVIDIA recently rolled out a driver update meant to tackle the pesky black screen problem plaguing RTX 50 GPUs. However, instead of solving the issue, it appears to have exacerbated it for some users.

NVIDIA’s latest attempt to resolve crashing issues seems to have backfired. The RTX 50 Blackwell GPU debut hasn’t been smooth sailing for Team Green, and this latest hiccup only adds to their woes. Gamers have been encountering crashes and black screens during gameplay, which NVIDIA aimed to address with their Game Ready 572.60 driver update. The update was designed to iron out DisplayPort and BIOS issues, but as reported by @mpr_reviews, it’s made things worse, especially for games featuring Multi-Frame Generation (MFG).

A tweet from Mostly Positive Reviews captured the essence of the issue: “Using the latest Nvidia driver 572.60 causes every game that supports multi-frame generation to black screen crash and restart my PC on the RTX 5080 when MFG 3x or 4x is used. Either at game startup or when exiting the game. The latest 572.65 hotfix driver also exhibits the same…”

The problem seems to hit MFG titles the hardest, although it’s not exclusive to them. While mass reports of these incidents haven’t flooded in yet, the early signs are troubling. The root cause could be tied to how MFG is functioning with the RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs, though there’s no firm conclusion at the moment.

Another user, Timebringer, shared their experience: “It happened to me today playing Death Stranding on my 5080 with DLSS and frame gen turned off, it was weird. It didn’t happen in any driver and I thought it could be an overheating, but I was monitoring the temps and both CPU and GPU were below 65. Gonna rollback the driver.”

For those still grappling with these issues, sharing their experiences can aid in getting a resolution. Users like @mpr_reviews are opting to revert to the previous driver versions, finding them more stable. As the situation is still unfolding, it’s crucial to gather more information before pinpointing the technical culprit.

With AMD’s RX 9070 series on the horizon, NVIDIA’s current troubles with the RTX 50 GPUs might hand Team Red an advantage in the GPU market if NVIDIA fails to address these problems swiftly.